AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
AWI Finds USDA to Be Unreliable Arbiter of Animal Product Label Claims
Farmed AnimalsThe use of animal welfare and sustainability claims has increased dramatically over the past decade, as consumers have become more aware of and concerned about the well-being of animals raised...
Bottlenose Dolphins in Panama Getting Bottled Up by Tour Boats
Marine WildlifeBocas del Toro is a cluster of small islands on the Atlantic side of Panama, with a rich and diverse marine ecosystem. Until recently, the human presence in Bocas del...
Does your Seafood Come with a Side of Whale?
Marine WildlifeAmericans consume more than 5 billion pounds of seafood each year, 85 percent of which is imported. Although, historically, little information has been provided about the origin of this fish,...
AWI Curtails Long Island Deer Cull
Terrestrial WildlifeIt may be hard for modern suburbanites to believe, but deer became so scarce in the early 1900s due to intense hunting that the species would have been considered endangered....
Global Efforts to Stop Illicit Wildlife Trade: Are They Enough?
Terrestrial WildlifeThe film “Noah” is a Hollywood epic that recounts the biblical story of Noah’s struggle to save his family and a menagerie of animals from a flood that threatens to...
Jaguars Get Habitat Designation but Remain in Danger
Terrestrial WildlifeA full 17 years after being listed as endangered across its entire range, critical habitat was finally designated for the jaguar (Panthera onca) this spring. A total of 764,207 acres...
Conservation and Commerce
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeImportant Decisions on Trade in Endangered Species Await International Community at 16th CITES Conference Three years ago, 839 delegates from 158 countries and 350 observers from non-parties and NGOs gathered in...
Marginal or Radical—What’s the Best Way to End Farm Animal Cruelty?
Farmed AnimalsAll over the world, conditions for the overwhelming majority of farm animals are getting worse. Intensive and industrial pig, poultry, and beef/dairy cattle production factories are getting larger, and their...
Marineland Ordered to Stop Dumping Dead Animals into Mass Graves
Marine WildlifeMarineland, a marine park in Niagara Falls, Canada, has been ordered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to stop burying animals on its grounds. Former Marineland employees told The...
Watamu Marine Association Aims for Cetacean Safeguards on Kenyan Coast
Marine WildlifeThe Watamu Marine Association (WMA) was established in 2007 in Kenya in order to bring together members from the community, tourism, and environmental sectors in the coastal resort town of...